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wesseldjOct 22, 2021

There is a whole lot going on in this movie and I know its a build up to the second installment, but however with all the grandeur that is happening, it doesn't avoid the undeniable fact that it is unfortunately lacking a bit of soul. WhileThere is a whole lot going on in this movie and I know its a build up to the second installment, but however with all the grandeur that is happening, it doesn't avoid the undeniable fact that it is unfortunately lacking a bit of soul. While it tries hard to do so, but the characters arent fleshed out enough for you to even care about them and certain editing decisions are a bit odd which hurts the flow and logic of the movie. Scenes that appears totally random or rushed and adding nothing to the story. Again the personalities aren't fleshed out which makes the viewer have no empathy for whats going on. The whole watch was like a hallucenetic bad trip, maybe it was intended to be that way, in that regard it is a succes lol… Expand

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Zisis151Oct 29, 2021

Soulless movie with a bunch of characters, most of which you won't give a **** about because they barely get 2 lines worth of dialogue. There's no build up, no cohesion to the plot and not enough context. "Here's house A, here's house B andSoulless movie with a bunch of characters, most of which you won't give a **** about because they barely get 2 lines worth of dialogue. There's no build up, no cohesion to the plot and not enough context. "Here's house A, here's house B and here's the bad guys" and then the fighting starts. The music was also generic and the fact that it was playing randomly at times when the main character would just casually look at the desert made it pretentious and cringe. What could anyone actually see in this film? Is it the couple lines that refer to political debates? Does that validate people's pseudo-intellectual bias in some way, I wonder. Because there's really nothing else this movie does. Either that or people's standards are so low they get hyped up by marketing and some cool CGI visuals. Pathetic… Expand

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ShadowofZexaOct 24, 2021

While the visuals look amazing in this movie the pacing is a huge issue. They had nearly 3 hours to set up the world and show more of certain characters. It's Honestly a slow drag, I wouldn't recommend watching it on it's own it just feelsWhile the visuals look amazing in this movie the pacing is a huge issue. They had nearly 3 hours to set up the world and show more of certain characters. It's Honestly a slow drag, I wouldn't recommend watching it on it's own it just feels very unfinished and left off on a cliffhanger. I would wait until the sequel is out and watch them back to back.… Expand

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ZuultaanOct 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The visuals are stunning, props for that. Sound is great. Unfortunate casting decisions bring the film down and make it basically unwatchable for me. Liet Kynes being female destroys the patriarchal society of the fremen which relegates females to mystic leaders. Making Liet female really destroys what Herbert was trying to get across, that fremen are related to modern day muslims and the oil/spice relationship. That is just one of the many poor casting decision that in my opinion, as a great fan of the previous dune movies and books, makes it basically unwatchable. The director caved too much to SJW fantasies. It interferes with the message and in this case its diametrically opposed to the book. Keynes dies in a volatile pre spice mass abandoned to the desert not stabbed in the back, not how he goes in the movie (male because its critical to the fremen). Volatile pre spice mass because its essential to the story. He dies alone because he is a desert creature. This treatment alone of Keynes makes the movie unwatchable to me.
Zendaya cant act, terrible choice for chani.
If you are a true fan of the books you are definitely not going to like this.… Expand

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caadnOct 23, 2021

Herbert's original novels have been a passion of mine since an early age. Through multiple re-readings, they have held up due to the depth and complexity of their mix of compelling characters, philosophical concepts, mysticism and politicalHerbert's original novels have been a passion of mine since an early age. Through multiple re-readings, they have held up due to the depth and complexity of their mix of compelling characters, philosophical concepts, mysticism and political intrigue which work to paint a universe of immense scope. Sadly, Villeneuve's reductionist vision comes as a crushing disappointment in light of the richness of the source material.

Understandable, and even necessary, was the urge to streamline the storyline in order to make the dense original narrative comprehensible to unfamiliar audiences. This is even more the case given how much Lynch's attempt (and to a lesser degree Harrison's) struggled under its weight. However, in his quest for accessibility, Villeneuve and his screen writers cut too deep and gutted the narrative of SO much material that what makes the Dune universe truly compelling and unique is lost. The pendulum swinging so far in the opposite direction from the earlier film and mini series leave us with nothing more than just another forgettable, generic action sci-fi epic. While the universe is beautifully rendered and a visual treat to behold, very little beyond the visuals exists to recommend the film. Key elements of the social, political, ecological or anti-colonialist plots are carved out or downplayed to the point of forgettability and cliché. Key lines that could have quickly and easily added context and depth are omitted from the dialog. What remains is often underwhelming and delivered in a manner that misses accentuation of important points or conveyance of convincing and compelling emotion. This so effects characterization that the fate of the characters becomes at best an intellectual concern. Odd timing choices also exist where information that would have provided insight into the universe, character motivation and lend narrative tension are often provided either after the scenes in which they would have been most useful or so early in the film that by the time they're relevant they've been lost amongst the clutter of prior scenes and the slow drag the lack or real content turns the film into. The sheer missed opportunity Villeneuve's film represents is made even more shocking and tragic given the decision to cut the original novel into two films. With a 155-minute runtime to tell just half of the story, you would expect a significantly deeper and more nuanced tale, not one floating so much closer to the surface.

While I feel Villeneuve's approach to Dune was attempted with much more artistry and reverence for the source material, it nonetheless reminds me of Verhoeven's treatment of Heinlein's Starship Troopers, another conceptually rich novel that did not deserve the cinematic abuse it received. Villeneuve, with what feels like some more or less simple changes regarding direction and the screenplay, could have delivered to us not just a visually stunning film containing the action he was clearly aiming for, but also one that preserved Dune's more cerebral nature that has made the novels so engrossing for so many.

As has been the case for Villeneuve's directorial predecessors, the challenge of Dune has proven to be too much. Hopefully, we won't need to wait another 25 years for someone with greater vision to make an attempt to deliver the adaptation both Herbert's novels, and we as an audience, deserve.… Expand

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ThazariOct 22, 2021

Dune is spectacular at the visual and auditory level, but highly unpleasant to watch due to rapid scene switching and highly forgettable due to lack of depth.

The entire movie seems to be repeating a cycle of introducing a big new localeDune is spectacular at the visual and auditory level, but highly unpleasant to watch due to rapid scene switching and highly forgettable due to lack of depth.

The entire movie seems to be repeating a cycle of introducing a big new locale with bombastic music followed by a shallow exchange of a few oneliners or a brief action scene that has no flow or cohesion with the rest of the scenes, making the movie feel more like one long spectacular trailer than anything that tries to convey an actual story. Overall, it felt pretty similar to Jupiter Ascending, Valerian or any recent superhero movie: Spectacular visuals, but devoid of cohesion. Dune however lacks the cringy dialogue that the aforementioned movies had, cutting the dialogue to a bare minimum instead, which makes it even more difficult to understand the setting and maintain cohesion. Unfortunately, Duncan and Stilgar try their best to up the cringe factor here and there with their silly, out of place oneliners.

The moments where the movie does take a bit more time to resolve an important scene, the scenes are not done well, which prevents the viewer from feeling any emotional attachment: This is most clearly seen in the poorly executed scenes of Paul's test, the long but shallow dialogue between Paul and the Duke Leto, the scene between the Duke Leto and the Baron Harkonnen, and the flashy but highly disorientating combat scenes that just feel like an anticlimax more than anything the movie had spent considerable time building up towards. In general, the movie lingers long on scenes that lack any meaning but look pretty, and skips over the key scenes and interactions that are supposed to carry the story. I do not mind the fact that the movie does not always closely follows the book, as that is understandable for an adaptation, but I do mind that the movie does not utilize the opportunities of the movie medium for any kind of story telling or exposition besides the epic visuals/audio - this does not necessarily have to be through spoken dialogue, but narrative exposition can also be done in a visual way, which the movie does not do either.

The characters feel paper-thin and barely display any personal characteristics, making them flat, unlikable and unrelatable. There is nothing explaining the motivations or backgrounds of Piter, Yueh, Rabban or the Baron Harkonnen. The Harkonnen are evil because they have ghoulish faces and speak the few lines they are graced with a voice that does befit a Marvel villain, and that's pretty much all there is to it.

It is odd to see movie based on DUNE, arguably one of the more complex and intellectual science fiction IPs reduced to a movie that does not have a single memorable line of dialogue, compelling scene, or meaningful interaction between its characters.

The movie trickled along and fizzled out, and at the end I was left wondering what I had actually seen, as I remembered nothing of the story or felt anything for any of the characters. It was just a long sequence of brief impressive visuals that bear little to no relation to each other. The movie left me feeling empty, like I had watched a generic Marvel movie with no plotline, no background, no character development, hyperactive pacing, shallow/silly interactions, all covered up by epic bombastic visuals.… Expand

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KhenaryOct 24, 2021

boring, unrhythmic and boring movie. Endless story.They seem to have forgotten that a movie has to work on its own and not depend on a sequel.

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redmotor4Oct 24, 2021

Where to start. Feels like one long commercial for the book. The acting (these days) is wooden, over the top and boring. Cast choices are odd including putting Momoa in there. Acts like he just walked in from the surf on a California beach.Where to start. Feels like one long commercial for the book. The acting (these days) is wooden, over the top and boring. Cast choices are odd including putting Momoa in there. Acts like he just walked in from the surf on a California beach. The music isn't great compared to David Lynch's movie score. Some of the concept designs are great but some just look silly (the dragonfly ships). I also fail to see how it's better than David Lynch's movie. That movie had good acting, suspense and above all it was filmed with 35mm film. That is what a movie is. The CGI while great in some spots looks cheap in other parts of the movie. Worth a rental but real fans of the book should dismiss it. This is just another example of a modern movie making mess. The film industry has no where to go and they've let political correctness and too much technology take over.… Expand

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SIPPIOOct 23, 2021

As a dedicated Dune fan i will tell you this does NOT
out perform the original and esp not the SciFy channels
mini series of Dune.. ~The main problem is zendaya.. Her acting was just non existant. It was all posture and posing. Every sceneAs a dedicated Dune fan i will tell you this does NOT
out perform the original and esp not the SciFy channels
mini series of Dune..
~The main problem is zendaya..
Her acting was just non existant. It was all posture and posing. Every scene she is walking funny or in these weird poses.. They musta showed Paul dream visions of her 7 times.
~They never even showed Fade once.
His brother Rabban brought nothing to the character besides just standing there menace.
*Jessica and the rev mother were very good & so was the father and Gurni & Duncan.
This Dune ends way short of even the 1st half.
I was left annoyed..… Expand

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parallax_84Jan 8, 2023

I think it is the longest trailer i have ever seen. The original Dune was good but it was too much in one movie. They decided to avoid that error but they went to the other extreme, this movie is long and boring theres not much happening, iI think it is the longest trailer i have ever seen. The original Dune was good but it was too much in one movie. They decided to avoid that error but they went to the other extreme, this movie is long and boring theres not much happening, i know this is the first part but in my opinion it needed more story in it.… Expand

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doner0107_blackNov 17, 2022

This film is pure **** The lenght of the movie is too damn long, they could have cut most of the useless scenes to keep the viewer interested. Personally i fell asleep during the movie.

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Zoe9000Dec 27, 2021

I give this a 2 just for the visually impressive scenes. The thing is they are completely devoid of any feeling. The soundtrack is annoying and incredibly loud, masking the also empty dialogue. The story could have been told in 1 and a halfI give this a 2 just for the visually impressive scenes. The thing is they are completely devoid of any feeling. The soundtrack is annoying and incredibly loud, masking the also empty dialogue. The story could have been told in 1 and a half hour, not even two parts. I think Lynch ultimately did a way better job at telling the whole story and got you invested in it. The Bene Gesserit were misrepresented in this new film.… Expand

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VonSeuxMay 1, 2022

This movie is deprived of acting. Every time you see an actor on the screen, its a different shot that last about 3 seconds or less. Can't even imagine how hellish was to edit the movie. And everybody is looking like instagram models tryingThis movie is deprived of acting. Every time you see an actor on the screen, its a different shot that last about 3 seconds or less. Can't even imagine how hellish was to edit the movie. And everybody is looking like instagram models trying to portrait their best faces at any angle, everybody moves so unnatural and robotic. I feel thisbis rhe most uncomfortable movie I've seen in years, and I have seen Blade Runner 2049...… Expand

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Danieljreid1987Apr 16, 2022

Everything happens at such a slow pace that it badly keeps my interest even the action is dull I couldn't care about any of the characters because it's just pointless dribble two-and-a-half hours of my life I will never get back

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EstoniantoadDec 29, 2021

It really is nothing special and the actors are alright. Putting up two moons etc does not make a good sci+fi movie. And I do have seen the desert before. And THE ONE does not has to be a model...

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bambonyJul 19, 2023

Much like LOTR I found it unwatchable. I really tried... There's a minority of people who find this overblown type of nonsense incomprehensible. I'm in that group.

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Scrat97Nov 11, 2022

Nothing happens on the film, and when something happens you dont know why. Just boring and nosense.

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YukiRuuAug 27, 2022

Кроме красоты картинки нет ничего, да и картинка на любителя. Главные герои подобраны ужасно. Снято ужасно. Скука смертная.

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ValkaiJan 13, 2023

Is very boring and It doesn't explain the plot very well. Is too long, the soundtrack is always the same... I can't recommend this movie to anyone. The photography is good but the story is bad.

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EFRAMOct 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DUNE REVIEW

I am an avowed DUNE-ophile as I have read all the books and seen every iteration of them. I am also a director and creator of scripted content working in the industry as we speak. I was interested to see how Denis Villeneuve would handle this iconic masterpiece. To say I was disappointed and saddened in what I saw is an understatement. Where the book is vivid, insightful, groundbreaking, engrossing and impactful, Villeneuve’s film is lackluster, plodding, bereft of emotion, stark, and muddled. Let’s begin with the sets. Villeneuve is a stylist, a director who uses his environments as a character. This obfuscates what I believe is his inability to tell engrossing original stories. By his own admission, Bladerunner 2049 was a flop. Arrival, adapted from a great book fell into confusion and over intellectualization in his hands and now with DUNE his inability to tell an engrossing, complete intense story comes into real focus. Villeneuve is a talented director in certain respects. But even here, his set pieces dwarf his actors and their acting, as if the characters are subordinate to the set pieces instead of integral to their relevance. Caladan is a stark, dreary, grayscale world where the only inhabitants are a sullen, forlorn group of royals who have no joy or meaning in their lives even though they have been tasked with overseeing the most important element in the universe; SPICE, the substance that binds all the houses of the Landsraad together is glossed over and never fully explained as the most important substance in the universe as it enables the space guild to fold space and without it the Imperial empire would collapse. Even David Lynch got this plot point right. The scene where the Atreide’s move from Caladan to Arrakis was particularly annoying as the real uses of Spice was never explained and the guild and its masters were never seen or even given one bit of critical story attention, leaving an audience who never read the book to wander in oblivion as one of the key tenets of Herbert’s books was completely overlooked. Arrakis is portrayed as an unpopulated Toy set with no people and a monochromatic sepia laden landscape, void of life and 10,000 years of history.
Even David Lynch’s uneven if interesting version of DUNE created characters that were memorable. The Harkonnen’s in Lynch’s world are brutal, vlolent, debauched and dangerous. Remember the heart plug scene, or the pustules, or the servants with their eyes and mouths sewn shut, indelible images that enhance the brutality of the Harkonnen’s. Nothing like that here. Here they are fixtures acting like they are dangerous and brutal, but they come across as characterizations of something that begs to be illuminated but never is and deprives the film of a credible frightening antagonist.
Relationships are muddy and ineffective. The intense love relationship between Duke Leto Atreides and his concubine Jessica is poorly dealt with, just glossed over and in this Villeneuve has made a critical error as their relationship forms the lynchpin and motivation of the entire storyline. Timothy Chalamee’s Paul is sullen, melancholy, and ineffective instead of the conflicted, intense, emotionally driven, passionate and confident Paul of the books. In fact, all of the acting is as bleak as the sets, lost in quiet introspective emotions when big broad character choices are called for, if nothing else, to match the import of the story they are telling. Only Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem break this monotony.
Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho is smirky and self-important and Momoa acts as if he doesn’t believe his own acting. All the characters are slightly drawn and ineffective and what’s more we have no idea who they really are, where they came from or what their motivations might be, which is frustrating and shows laziness on Villeneuve’s part. Understanding who these characters are and what their motivations are is essential to understand everything else in DUNE and at every turn they prove to be less than adequate to portray Herbert’s intensely drawn arcs. If we do not understand his characters motivations, there is no reason to go any further in watching this film.
Style over substance is what I’ve always thought about Villeneuve and his work and this version of DUNE proves just that. Not to mention that this is just HALF of the film, so now the audience has to shell out more money to watch a film that should’ve been a one-time event. Self-absorption and hubris are always a bad combination in anything, especially film making that costs over 200 million dollars. To really see what is so amazing about Herbert’s definitive Space Opera, take the time to read the book and let your own imagination create the world that Herbert intended.… Expand

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HirokaizenDec 14, 2021

The movie should just be 90 minute max this is boring and almost made me snooze. Too much Hype and it failed to deliver. The action part was alright but too many boring scene it could be better 2/10

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MrinalKantiOct 25, 2021

This movie largely caters to the audience that are familiar with the novel. A lot of screen time is wasted on building up the atmosphere for the visuals with little time for the narration given how much plot is covered within the runtime ofThis movie largely caters to the audience that are familiar with the novel. A lot of screen time is wasted on building up the atmosphere for the visuals with little time for the narration given how much plot is covered within the runtime of two and half hours. May be the plot might have been original when it was first established in the novel but offers nothing new for the viewers who have been following any of the pop culture icons of modern times. Game of thrones meets Mass Effect meets Arabian Nights. Its like some of the iconic set pieces from these popular shows and games were blended with a Christoper Nolan style visuals to secure a solid box office launch. The rich visuals only cater to those who are familiar with the plot but it does little to cover the story for those who are being introduced to the franchise for the first time. It was like watching the first episode of some sci-fi show that could have been condensed to 45 mins worth of plot instead of 2.5 hours if they just toned down the visuals.… Expand

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BabeRuthless38Oct 26, 2021

Absolutely terrible. Almost every role was catastrophically miscast, the sets looked cheap (they tried to hide it by making every interior room the size of a gymnasium), and the plot drags even though it leaves out more of the plot than theAbsolutely terrible. Almost every role was catastrophically miscast, the sets looked cheap (they tried to hide it by making every interior room the size of a gymnasium), and the plot drags even though it leaves out more of the plot than the 1984 version… Expand

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imthenoobNov 19, 2021

Dune is a purely visual experience that wastes its cast by giving them virtually nothing to say or do in the second half. Heck, Most of the final act of the movie is just two characters walking through the desert. I mean really, we needed 20Dune is a purely visual experience that wastes its cast by giving them virtually nothing to say or do in the second half. Heck, Most of the final act of the movie is just two characters walking through the desert. I mean really, we needed 20 minutes of that before getting something story-related? This one easily ran a good 30 minutes too long and it showed.

I had a hard time sitting through this and had to take multiple breaks throughout in order to finish. Don't think I am gonna bother with the second part.… Expand

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hyiltizNov 27, 2021

Depressing background music and the flat and boring visual composition makes a marvelous story yet another boring rendition. Need a serious director and compositor to make Herbert’s legacy work.

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jaywhitaker1987Dec 22, 2021

If the only movie you've ever seen is a marvel superhero movie, Dune is probably pretty good by comparison. By any other metric, it's beyond boring and unimaginative. The special effects are impressive, if compared to the original Dune. OtherIf the only movie you've ever seen is a marvel superhero movie, Dune is probably pretty good by comparison. By any other metric, it's beyond boring and unimaginative. The special effects are impressive, if compared to the original Dune. Other than that, this is a boring and stupid movie of truly epic proportions. To take 3 hours just to deliver the most boring and predictable setup imaginable with nothing even verging on coherence . . . this movie truly sucks.… Expand

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LightstormNov 6, 2021

The story is boring, without any touch of ideas for guiding the audience with interesting concepts for plots. Again we have the main character as a chosen-one hero, with pathetic speeches and senseless futuristic battles with knives andThe story is boring, without any touch of ideas for guiding the audience with interesting concepts for plots. Again we have the main character as a chosen-one hero, with pathetic speeches and senseless futuristic battles with knives and swords :) The whole story is not working with the futuristic world, there is not even a single original idea or even an attempt to make the futuristic world more realistic and believable through the perspective of human nature, like for example it was made in "Games of Throne". Great visuals.… Expand

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robomartionOct 27, 2021

It is a tale,
Told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

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DreadGOct 25, 2021

An ok movie, but nothing so fantastic as some say. It reminds of the new Blade Runner, where it was made to be so serious. Truth be told, the Hallmark version is much better, even if it is much cheaper. Hope the second one is better.

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GenneryOct 25, 2021

The movie looks great and the music is good too but that’s pretty much it. Story is lacking, convoluted and dragged out, not a lot happening here…

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AaronJupiterNov 4, 2021

It is an alarm signal when I as a viewer get the feeling that the film music and epic pictures are being used for the sole reason to give the whole film more tension and magnificence in order to hide the fact that the film is simply told in aIt is an alarm signal when I as a viewer get the feeling that the film music and epic pictures are being used for the sole reason to give the whole film more tension and magnificence in order to hide the fact that the film is simply told in a boring way.

Instead of relying on a suspenseful story, Villeneuve underlays beautiful (landscape) shots with such a powerful, loud and dramatic music score that it tore me out of the story every time and I began to think about why these scenes, which were rather insignificant for the process of the story, had such a dramaturgy. It almost seems as if Villeneuve is afraid that his movie would be too boring without. Blade Runner 2049 had the same problem! Villeneuve seems to use epic images and a dramatic and loud soundtrack to distract from the fact that he just doesn't have what it takes to tell exciting and good stories.… Expand

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ShirongOct 22, 2021

Amazing in every aspect, but fails in the exposition, dialogue and internal consistency, which are extremely poor and ruin the movie.

tell me about your dreams there is this girl do your dreams come true? nah not really k bye hi, I haveAmazing in every aspect, but fails in the exposition, dialogue and internal consistency, which are extremely poor and ruin the movie.

tell me about your dreams
there is this girl
do your dreams come true?
nah not really
k bye

hi, I have come from far away
welcome oh no wait stay where you are
*spits*
lolwhatokwetoo
you are all dirty foreigners, stay at home
yes we are
bye gotta go

The scenes with Yueh are offensive to me as a Chinese, the way he practices his 'medical skills' is an imitation of Chinese scam healers and I was expecting he would recommend Paul to drink hot water afterwards. His Chinese dialogue is silly and did not say anything nice, the whole theatre was laughing uncomfortably at this. He had no good reason to do what he did, a Chinese would place his duty to his lord over a personal interest that was already obvious to not end well. You cannot expect Chinese to like a Chinese character if he just has a Chinese face and acts against the Chinese spirit.

With regards to consistency, shields and full plate armor do nothing to stop machetes, bombs, darts and anything else, but they do somehow protect people from poisoned air. If they have lasers that can carve through stone and tear up half the city trying to shoot down one shielded plane, and bombs that blow everything up shield or no shield, why all the dumb melee fighting? And if your troops can fight in closed formation and you have a defensible fortress, why rush out into the open like madmen?

Jessica is supposed to be some elite fighter with special mindcontrol powers, or what is she? Because she is portrayed as an emotionally unstable person that cannot control herself, which looks very inconsistent to me.

Fremen look like savages with no discipline or obedience. No details about their culture or beliefs, and the fight scene was without reason and did not look good. Why wear these watersuits during a fight, if the suit gets stabbed it leaks the water, which we saw in another scene. They would die in the desert with just a scratch, right?

Jessica gets a knife early on, but Fremen seem to have a belief they must cut themselves with the knife before putting it away, which was not done when Jessica has it given to her.

What is up with always bad writers and every one else from cgi/wardrobe/actors/camera do an amazing job?… Expand

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rainmantexOct 22, 2021

The anticipation I had to see this movie, well sometimes it's better to want something than to actually get it. Just glad I didn't pay at the theater to see this. The original DUNE was and still is the best yet.

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electronicoffeeOct 26, 2021

As a huge fan of the books, the Lynch film, and the SYFY mini series (both of them), this is movie was **** trash. It removes everything that's unique and interesting about the world, it's surface quality only. Many will say this is aAs a huge fan of the books, the Lynch film, and the SYFY mini series (both of them), this is movie was **** trash. It removes everything that's unique and interesting about the world, it's surface quality only. Many will say this is a beautiful movie, but I found it all pale, beige, grey, washed out colors. Half the movie is wide angle shots of empty places (limnal spaces) and the other half is **** Visions" of a terrible actress (did you SEE the spiderman films?) The entire cast is miscast, especially the mother, the father is made to look weak, the mother cries way too much for a stoic 'Archbishop' of her church, she helps him during the box trial (dumb AF, ruins the whole tension, and he doesn't even say the 'mind killer' poem, SHE DOES! WTF!?) I mean all of the men are neutered in this film except for Aquaman and the blue/red visuals of the shielding is annoying as **** and makes everything under the blue/red blurry so all fidelity is lost and fight scenes look like blurs fighting blurs (and not in the good way, like Heroes Season 4, Ep 1 Knife Fight with Peter vs the Circus Assassin). I could go on and on, from the gender/race bending, to the absolute DRONING horns of the 'soundtrack' (whoever decided horns on horns on horns would be good, should be fired). It's so full of empty areas, empty moments, and insignifigant stuff that's not in the books or OG renditions, it feels like this is what a zoomer who read the cliff notes of Dune 10 years ago in college would make as a "Dune" movie. Paul is emo as **** while he looks good as a 'young lord' type, he lacks the acting ability, the emotional range, and his 'outbust' on his mom at that scene is so petulent and whiny. It's like he's basically Kylo Ren cosplaying as Paul Atredies. It's **** pathetic. **** Visions" is what I'm gonna call this movie from now on.… Expand

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Gav_Rosie6Oct 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'd recommend watching paint dry for 2 and a half hours. You'll get a similar if not more invigorating experience.
Boring throughout, dull visuals, average choreography and did Hans Zimmer just not make any effort at all? Not his usual unforgettable scores, more like a Man of steel OST remix. (I cannot believe he passed on making the soundtrack for Tenet over this film)

I really wanted to enjoy this film from it's hype and excellent cast. Every character has the most pointless if not nonexistent arc with dialogue you could fall asleep to. You're even teased with visions of Zendaya throughout and she's only in it for 5 minutes at the end. Even Tom Holland would be fiddling with his Web shooters watching this film. Wasted opportunity for a massive sci-fi blockbuster. A third of the film is just wideshots of desert. Not that they aren't great shots, but everyone knows what deserts look like. Not exactly a farcry from our own imagination. Anakin Skywalker would be cringing in his seat. It's the type of film that feels like it's a single episode of a TV series; where the setting and characters are already established. I appreciate there is a book and an older film. But most viewers will be introduced into this world from afresh and it's very disappointing.

When you eventually get to the credits you're sat wondering weather it was all worth it... Well there's a part 2 coming which I won't rush to watch, so probably not. Loved the cool wasp like helicopters though. 3/10… Expand

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skelekeyOct 22, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bland and boring. There are no likable Characters and thus no one I could care whether they lived or died. It's full of pomp and ceremony, showy visuals and a bombastic score, but this doesn't do much if the movie ultimately goes nowhere. It feels like a 2 and a half hour prologue. This supposedly epic movie ends via a ho hum jobber fight. I really don't see what people see in this Oh and the gigantic sand worms don't make sense for a desert setting.… Expand

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Henry_DOct 25, 2021

First of all, people travel interstellar, yet fighting on land with swords, i havent seen dummer thing in years. The movie has no style, no characters, no music. Slow boring story, with laughable mediocre 2 min action across the whole thing.First of all, people travel interstellar, yet fighting on land with swords, i havent seen dummer thing in years. The movie has no style, no characters, no music. Slow boring story, with laughable mediocre 2 min action across the whole thing. I waited until something starts to going on, but it never did.… Expand

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SuperLambdaOct 29, 2021

What is this? The only high light of this movie is the big sand worm. Oh, good worm haha.

Story: Boring, Confusing, Mystifying, Inconsistent, Conflicting. Most importantly, Pretentious. Music: It's not my discrimination against Middle EastWhat is this? The only high light of this movie is the big sand worm. Oh, good worm haha.

Story: Boring, Confusing, Mystifying, Inconsistent, Conflicting. Most importantly, Pretentious.

Music: It's not my discrimination against Middle East music, but this music is just horrible.

Visual Effect: Nice visual effect, I gotta admit. But it would be so much better if you let that worm show up a little bit more hahaha. Basically the only thing matters is this worm.

Sci-fi Rationality: Sorry but this is not sci-fi, this is just a fiction movie. I mean who fight with cold weapons while they can travel between galaxy? KEKW… Expand

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LakelandbuzzOct 26, 2021

The visuals and worldbuilding are good, shame about the people actually living in it being as 2d and interesting as cardboard. I wish they would dump these boring losers and there sandy bums and explore more of the galaxy and it's politics,The visuals and worldbuilding are good, shame about the people actually living in it being as 2d and interesting as cardboard. I wish they would dump these boring losers and there sandy bums and explore more of the galaxy and it's politics, as the directors apparently told them to emulate trees and be as wooden as possible. Which is pretty annoying, because I know these people can act, but are intentiontaly holding back from emoting, I'm assuming, because the director told them to. The moments they're allowed to show actual emotion and character is rare, as they instead stare intensely at each other, talking in "Very serious whispers" as a soundtrack that sounds like a tribal singer stubbing her toe plays in the background. If good worldbuilding and visuals are enough for you, I say go for it. This is clearly a movie for a audience who is nothing like me, who needs characters and emotion to stay invested. Otherwise, stay away and search for cheaper ways to fall asleep.… Expand

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DumplebugOct 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why can you shoot cannons at the enemy but only personally fight with swords? Long drawn out dramatic scenes, zero character development, unrecognizable whispered dialog, just friggin boring... with some visual effects that were so monochromatic they appeared drab. Ultimately, to be left halfway into the story and see you in 5 years for part 2....If they make it. Yeah, being a sci-fi lover I'll probably see part 2, but I'm sure I'll probably dislike it just as much. How Jason Mamoa sat through 5 showings of this film and didn't kill himself is mind boggling.… Expand

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KaladrynOct 25, 2021

I can't believe how bad this new version is. The main character is so bad. The dialogue is so awkward and poorly delivered. And SOMEHOW the special effects aren't really any better than the original movie. I don't know what people are smokingI can't believe how bad this new version is. The main character is so bad. The dialogue is so awkward and poorly delivered. And SOMEHOW the special effects aren't really any better than the original movie. I don't know what people are smoking to give these positive reviews, it was TERRIBLE. They COMPLETELY lost the epic feel of the original movie.… Expand

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sittingbullfrogNov 1, 2021

The Good: action scenes are very well dune with the exception of the ridiculous shields which make combat feel like something out of a children's videogame instead of something visceral and deadly The Bad: the style is very bland to say theThe Good: action scenes are very well dune with the exception of the ridiculous shields which make combat feel like something out of a children's videogame instead of something visceral and deadly The Bad: the style is very bland to say the least. shooting this film in black and white would not significantly change the way it looks. costume design is all over the place; a mishmash of WoW, Daft Punk cosplay, and Victorian. many pointless liberties were taken with the source material. one such example is the stained lips of the mentats which has been reduced to a tiny strip of black on the lower lip. The Ugly: Like the Hobbit films this series is being stretched out as much as possible which is hilarious given the many books in the Dune franchise. Dune is a slow burn, the scriptwriters unfathomably slowed the pace. Changes made for pacing are easily justifiable when transforming a book into film but the changes in this film make zero sense. The writers deleted material from the book and extended scenes that could easily have been shortened. In light of the fact that two films are being made to tell one book it's hardly necessary for the scriptwriters to completely eliminate any material from the book. So many poor decisions were made by the producers of this movie. In retrospect this really isn't surprising considering the fact that the director and scripters belittled the source material in seemingly every interview they gave.… Expand

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MAGA_ManOct 26, 2021

Villeneuve's pointless Blade Runner movie was a huge financial disaster for Warner, now with this one losing a ton of money it's looking like this hugely overrated director will soon be relegated to direct-to-Netflix trash like the Wachowski brothers

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JennyKat570Oct 26, 2021

My bf insisted we watch this last weekend and it was the most boring movie I think I've ever seen. If you haven't read the book you'll have no idea what's going on or what all the weird terminology means. Made no sense that they have fancyMy bf insisted we watch this last weekend and it was the most boring movie I think I've ever seen. If you haven't read the book you'll have no idea what's going on or what all the weird terminology means. Made no sense that they have fancy helicopters but also everyone fights with swords for some reason? Anyway hard pass if you're note a total nerd.… Expand

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BarronOfDuneOct 26, 2021

This isn't even in the same league as David Lynch's far superior (though still flawed) adaptation. It is bland and unimaginative, with washed out colors and monochromatic palettes indicative of the lack of any "spice" of inspiration in itsThis isn't even in the same league as David Lynch's far superior (though still flawed) adaptation. It is bland and unimaginative, with washed out colors and monochromatic palettes indicative of the lack of any "spice" of inspiration in its creation. Most of the cast (Gurney, Piter, Yueh, and especially Kynes who is just awful) seem to just be going through the motions instead of really selling their characters. Not even worth watching on streaming let alone paying $50 to see in theaters.… Expand

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LaSh4wn328Oct 26, 2021

Not nearly as good as the older version (i recommend the "Spicediver" edit), just another lazy cash grab by the studio. Sounds like it crashed pretty hard at the box office though sot he joke's on them

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AlienwolfmgiOct 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dune reminds me of a pretty present at Christmas time but inside is a mediocre gift. Here the scene is set during the 2 hour and 35 minute movie - a chosen one, a villain race, and planet of people thinking the chosen one is unworthy . This movie trope is so overplayed in Hollywood that the movie seems lackluster at face value of plot . The main villain is just that - a villain that shows nothing more Than being a static villain . The tech is impressive but over all all the action sequences end up being hand to hand swordplay “why no future weapons “ don’t know … this is a sword slashing movie set in the future without light sabers … but we kinda do have Jedi - but only choose to use their power when the film seems it necessary . Now I’m told this is going by the original book so my criticisms in the plot is that it’s pretty bland book idea - but I haven’t read it so something about all this addressing crucial stupid plot info could be fixed there. The film is bland and a boring spectacle . When there’s a point of intensity it gets washed away with instant help from friends and than off to the other part of the movie real quick because these characters choose to sacrifice their lives for these people and … well don’t think about it too much because they don’t explain enough even with the long run time you lose so much character development to try to establish a world that isn’t that hard to understand. I can fit all information about this world in one page … that won’t take 45 minutes of explaining to get through. They try to make this seem to the mild movie watcher that this is some kind of profound movie going experience which is far beyond mediocre that it becomes super mundane and predictable. Gotta love the pointless ending that puts our hero in the mix of fighting one vs one against some random person … woah excitement speed forth with all the drama of a boring over played hack sword movements we’ve seen done 900 other times in this film. At least creative film makers can take something that has been supremely over done in their own film and make it interesting in some kind of scale . Here it’s a snooze fest. The ending of this film seems dumb because here’s a character whom builds up his super power that he has from his mother who is also there but he ends up trading swords at the end when he could have just used his command power to fix all his problems … maybe the book explained why he couldn’t do this and mommy couldn’t either but here it just seems forgotten about . That is a good way of explaining this movie . Forget about things until it’s gonna be needed and than forget about it again so we can have more pointless drama that falls flat from ever being exciting or interesting.… Expand

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Iserlohn14Oct 26, 2021

Timofee Shalamay was a terrible choice for Paul, he looks anorexic and his eyes are sunk way too deep into his skull. Watching him try to look tough or noble is a laugh riot, dude looks like he could barely grow a beard in a month.

OtherTimofee Shalamay was a terrible choice for Paul, he looks anorexic and his eyes are sunk way too deep into his skull. Watching him try to look tough or noble is a laugh riot, dude looks like he could barely grow a beard in a month.

Other than that the movie is slow and boring with tons of dumb nerd **** Needs more action and originality!… Expand

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JsillyOct 29, 2021

I watched this for free on hbo and am so glad it was free so I didn't waste money. I am usually one who finds enjoyment in most big budget films. The worst rating I usually give on those is a 6 out of 10 or 3 out of 5. There is almost alwaysI watched this for free on hbo and am so glad it was free so I didn't waste money. I am usually one who finds enjoyment in most big budget films. The worst rating I usually give on those is a 6 out of 10 or 3 out of 5. There is almost always something to enjoy about them. However, I am so confused by the number of great reviews on various sites that I had to write this review so others may see it and save their time and/or money. This is far from an action movie and what action there is mostly takes place in the dark. It is extremely hard to follow the action due to that and the silly shield effects. By the way, the shields do nothing to actually protect them which is why they are silly. I have no complaints regarding the acting but that's about it. I spent the entire movie waiting for something more until I realized there wasn't enough time for it to pick up. Slow and boring is how I will describe it to friends who will ask. Not an action movie, not much of any kind of movie.… Expand

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ElthorOct 22, 2021

Not really a bad movie, but it's only a third of the story without a green light for parts 2 and 3 and the studio has had plenty of time to do that.
Only watch this if you don't mind being left hanging.
The story is 1/3, so is my score.

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GuapoGrandeOct 26, 2021

LOOOOOL DPO only get $40 million in its opening weekend, that's 20% less than the 12th Halloween movie did in its opening!!!! What a financial catastrophe for Warner, now they have to decide whether to torch another $100 million plus makingLOOOOOL DPO only get $40 million in its opening weekend, that's 20% less than the 12th Halloween movie did in its opening!!!! What a financial catastrophe for Warner, now they have to decide whether to torch another $100 million plus making the sequel, or suffer the humiliation of cutting their losses and leaving this terrible half-movie flapping in the breeze!… Expand

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JorgeJohannasoOct 30, 2021

Dune is attempting the greatest build up to a sequel film ever... and it's a worthy shot. It's a grander build than a binge TV show could execute in many ways. Dune was enjoyable. I was hooked and there was no hateful activism written intoDune is attempting the greatest build up to a sequel film ever... and it's a worthy shot. It's a grander build than a binge TV show could execute in many ways. Dune was enjoyable. I was hooked and there was no hateful activism written into the script and these days that's about all you can ask for. Denis Villeneuve's sandy showdown was slow and ethreal add to that a doomy aura. It reminds me of the anime Ergo Proxy mixed with Star Wars but if you know the history..this inspired Star Wars.

Dune teeters a galactical tipping point, unsure of being a masterpiece, it's easy to love or hate this film and most viewers are bouncing between the the star clusters of love and hate. Dune sits a top a space pyramid. For the viewer it's a challenge to decide if this was a success more than any movie released in a great while, just watch You2ube. Most reviewers gave it an 8 BUT with a blistering hesitation. Angry Joe, at first gave Dune a 7/10 after processing for a long time but unfortunately changed his mind to an 8/10. Psychology shows us he should have gone with a 7! That was Joe's SKILLED answer!! He caved from fear and peer pressure of sorts (Joe sit's along side two other reviewers). That's my opinion. Sorry, Joe, love ya!

When keeping a sequel in mind, after watching this, it's a safe bet to lean towards the positive but for me I just can't do that. A sequel almost didn't happen and these days it could be cancelled. I was annoyed constantly while watching but went home from the theater at least feeling satisfied with the theatrical experience for once in recent years. Dune consisted of endless borderline flaws but the cinemetography does really help mend the wounds over and over again. I half cringed through the entire space opera. I was unsure, bloody until the end. The final scene was by far the worst part of the film and that's why I just can't give it a high score (please re-watch this horrible final scene). The fighting scenes were not great. I was not impressed. There are ways to make this count especially for a climax. I hate to say it because I love the idea of Dune, but lightsabers are more enjoyable and so are skilled martial artists. The protagonist, Paul Atreides, was training his whole life to fight! I was hoping for something exciting! What happened? His victory reminded me of Akido or something. Quick and a energyless for the big screen. That's Akido, save your energy, save it against them but that makes for nothing spectacular unless it's done without a build...but this was building and building..than blah, bland, dang...I was annoyed. Why not more intensity? More blood? More breath? More struggle? It's the least that we should expect against such a slightly well executed, yet visually pretentious, masterpiece.

Dissecting the beast (10 categories/1 point each);

(-1*) The acting...almost convincing. It's not much better than Star Wars , which many compare this to. If you think about it this does seem like a more disturbing Star Wars film. For fresh actors over the course of the pandemic they did phenomenal work but still flaws. (-1*) The cinematography...almost perfect. Too dim at times (to be fair probably looks great on LED). I was confused by which is what, by who is who, during battles.

(-1*) The script ... almost great but I WAS lost about what soldiers were which and I was constantly waiting for them to explain the interesting Dune universe etc. (-2*) Respect to source material... from what I've seen on You2ube and heard over the years this does not spend a single moment explaining anything that actually makes Dune, Dune yet it's there...

(-1*) Yes, there is a scene that never happens. You will wait and wait and wait for it and it never happens. Since this is spoiler free I won't mention. Disappointed in the end. Many other reviewers agree.

(-2*) The music/mixing was titalating in my ears but overwhelming, it has the Hanson effect, combined with Phillip Glass. Were more than two melodies used over three hours? Everything is mixed poorly. I'm a musician and I like Hanz Zimmer BUT I wanted to run from the theater because I was so annoyed with the music. Not making this up. The music stole the show a little too much.… Expand

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MookPiipNov 8, 2021

Is a typical modern remake.. characters are not what the books intended. It’s the new age

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GTXMikeOct 24, 2021

Simply boooooooooring and underwhelming story. Feels like 1984 yet again